Chief-of-service rounds is a new feature of Clinical Correlations. Â Here we summarize Bellevue Hospital’s Chief of Service Rounds moderated by the Chief of Medicine, Nate Link, MD. Â This multidisciplinary bimonthly conference focuses on a …
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Clinical Correlations
Tailoring Colon Cancer Screening
December 19, 2009
Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening and the Recent Evidence Behind Them
 Nazia Hasan, MD MPH
Faculty peer reviewed
For most residents, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) may seem as established as that for breast and cervical cancer. In reality, the use of …
Tailoring Colon Cancer Screening
December 11, 2009
Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening and the Recent Evidence Behind Them
 Nazia Hasan, MD MPH
Faculty peer reviewed
For most residents, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) may seem as established as that for breast …
Prostate Cancer Screening: Where Do We Stand Now?
December 9, 2009
Annery Garcia
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in western men and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the U.S.1 In 2007 approximately 218,890 men …
Myths and Realities: Cell phones and the risk of brain cancer
November 27, 2009
Daria B. Crittenden
Although children today have never known a world without cell phones, the rest of us remember when these devices were created and have watched their popularity soar. …
Breaking News: Begin Cervical Cancer Screening at 21 Says ACOG
November 20, 2009
Joshua Strauss, MD
In the second decision of its kind and magnitude in a matter of days, a major medical group has again recommended cutting back on cancer screening for women. On …
Breaking News: Initiate Mammography Screening at 50, not 40, Says USPSTF.
November 17, 2009
Aalok Turakhia, MD
As the debate over when to begin screening mammography in women rages on, the United States Prevention Service Task Force (USPSTF) added fuel to the fire by releasing a new recommendation statement in …
Tailoring Colon Cancer Screening
October 29, 2009
Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening and the Recent Evidence Behind Them
 Nazia Hasan, MD MPH
Faculty peer reviewed
For most residents, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) may seem as established as that for breast …